Winter 2026 Seminars
Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series (ENTX 270)
Winter Quarter 2026
Winter seminar presentations will take place in-person unless it is specified as a virtual visit according to the invited speaker's request.
Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Riverside Campus | Winston Chung Hall | Room 143 Contact: linlin.zhao@ucr.edu
Please contact Changcheng Zhou <changcheng.zhou@ucr.edu> if you want to invite speakers for the winter quarter.
Seminar hosts: please coordinate with the seminar speaker to submit the seminar information at least a week before the seminar via the following link:
https://ucrsaaip.wufoo.com/forms/saaip-ucr-graduate-program-seminar-information
The annual schedule on Google Docs can be found via the following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dJmSHBbdeqy2_Wa47zH9QE1PxJW3Dkw775FNcGnovRs/edit?usp=sharing
The Entertainment Reimbursement Form can be found via the following link:
https://ucrsaaip.wufoo.com/forms/q38pnte10r62rx/
The Dining Recharge Request Form can be found via the following link:
https://ucrsaaip.wufoo.com/forms/saaip-dining-recharge-request-form/
January 7
Ying Huang
Western University of Health Sciences
“RyR-Driven Calcium Leaks: An Essential Pathway in Skin Tumor Promotion”
January 14
David Volz
UC Riverside
“Up in Flames: A Complicated and Murky History of Flame Retardant Chemical Regulation in California”
Host: Dr. Changcheng Zhou
January 21
Ting Zhao
(Wang group), 5th Year Seminar
Host: Dr. Wang Yinsheng
January 28
Research Ethics Training
Chia-en Chang, UCR
Host: Dr. Linlin Zhao
February 4
Cody Smith
University of Connecticut
“Nuclear receptor regulation of alveolar macrophages in ozone-induced lung injury and inflammation”
Host: Dr. David Volz
February 11
Rėmi Buisson
UCI School of Medicine
"Translation Under Tension: How Cells Rewire Protein Synthesis Under Stress"
Host: Dr. Linlin Zhao
February 18
Douglas Ruden
Wayne State Univ
(ETOX Recruitment Day)
Host: Dr. Changcheng Zhou
February 25
David Alfaro (Men group), 5th Year Seminar
Host: Dr. Men Yujie
March 4
Yuyang Shen (Cheng group), 5th Year Seminar
Host: Dr. Cheng Quan
March 11
Bret Freudenthal
Univ of Kansas Medical Center
"DNA repair search and recognition mechanisms"
Host: Dr. Linlin Zhao